Samoa Door to Door Vaccination

Samoa ‘Door to door measles vaccination’ drive: Three weeks work completed in two days

“The national coverage now is at 89%, with our main target groups of infants 6 months to 4 years at 82%, and children aged 5 to 19 years at a high 93%,” announced the DAC Director.
“This is an uplift from the rates that had been previously recorded when the outbreak started so the unified effort has resulted in a massive increase of coverage.”
Director General of Health Leausa Dr Take Naseri has confirmed that the one of the benefits of the mass vaccination, is already being felt.